Coil winding machine



March 19, 1940. w, SAUL I 2,194,248

con. WINDING MACHINE I I Filed Dec. 21, 1938 6 Sheets-She'et l W W W March 19, 1940. w. F. SAUL con. wmnme MACHINE Filed Dec. 21, 1938 6 Sheets-Sheet 2 March 19, 1940. w, SAUL COIL WINDING MACHINE Filed Dec. #1, 1938 March 19, 1940. w. F. SAUL COIL WINDING MACHINE Filed Dec. 21, 1938 6 Sheets-Sheet 4 March 19, 1940. w. F. SAUL COIL WINDING MACHINE Filed Dec. 21, 1938 6 Sheets-Sheet 5 March 19, 1940. w, SAUL 2,194,248

con. WINDING MA'cHINE Fil ed Dec. 21, 1938 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 Patented Mar. 19, 1940. y

UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE con. WINDING MACHINE William F. Saul, Barnsboro, N. J.

Application December 21, 1938, Serial No. 246,973

27 Claims.

This invention relates to coil winding machines and more particularly to machines adapted to wind coils for use in the electrical field, and for other purposes.

it The invention relates particularly to a coil provide a coil winding machine which is adapted to simultaneously wind a plurality of coils of wire to the desired specifications.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a coil winding machine which, by

suitable adjustments, may be utilizedfor successively winding a plurality of coils of predetermined sizes and with the wire of the coil disposed in any predetermined manner.

It is a further object'of the present invention to provide a coil winding machine adapted for winding coils which are substantial duplicates, and successively winding either a plurality oi such coils or duplicate groups of different coils.

. It is a further object of the present invention to provide a coil winding machine in which the winding of the wire is controlled to provide in 30 each coil a predetermined width of coil and a I predetermined number of. turns.

i It is a further object of the present invention to provide a coil winding machine in which the adjustments for the width of the winding and also for the height of the winding may be readily effected. g

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a coil winding machine which will automatically effect a predetermined spacing. between coils.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a coil winding machine adapted ,to wind simultaneously and also insequence a plurality of coils of the same character.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a coil'winding machinewherein a plurality of coils of different characteristics may be formed upon a single core. 7

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a windingv machine having a wide range of coil winding adjustability. and which additionally may be quickly and easilyadjusted from a machine for universal, layer, or accumulative winding to a machine for flat winding.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a coil winding machine which will be completely automatic in counting the number of turns and in effecting the spacing between turns.

, .50 I It is a further object of the present invention to provide a coil winding machine which will be automatic in the winding of the coils and withwhich a minimum amount of skill on the part of the operator will be required.

Other objects of the invention will appear from the annexed specification and claims.

. The nature and characteristic features of the invention will be more readily understood from the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, in which:

Figures 1 and 2 show respectively in plan the main and right hand portions of a preferred embodiment of the coil winding machine of the present invention, certain parts of the casing being removed to show the interior construction, the portion shown in Fig. 2 being to the right of line 2-2 of Fig. 1; I

Fig. 3 is a vertical view of the winding machine shown in Fig. 1 and partly in elevation and partlyin vertical section to show the details of construction;

Fig. 4 is a front elevational view of a portion of the structure shown in Fig, 2, and particularly the spindle end support;

Fig. 5 is an end elevational view of the spindle end support as shown in Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional View taken proximately on the line 6-6 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 7 is a vertical sectional view taken proximately on the line 1-4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 8 is a vertical sectional view taken proximately on the line 88 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 9 is a vertical sectional view taken proximately on the line 9-9 of Fig. 3; v

Fig. 10 is a vertical sectional View taken proximately on the line Ill-40 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 11 is a vertical sectional view taken proximately on the line Il-ll of Fig. 2;

Fig, 12 is a fragmentary end elevational view showing the nut for engaging the lead screw and" Fig. 15 is a front elevational View of the yoke I shown in Fig. 14; v

Fig. 16 is a side elevational view of a wire guide which is employed for one character of winding;

Fig. 17 is an elevational View of the wire guide shown in Fig. 16 as seen from the left of Fig, 16;

Fig. 18 is a side elevational view showing a modified form of core spindle for use with small cores; and

Fig. 19 is a fragmentary view in perspective showing the mounting of the bar on which certain of the wire guides are carried.

It will, of course, be understood that the description and drawings herein contained are illustrative merely, and that various modifications and changes may be made in the structure disclosed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, it will be seen that there is provided a casing 29 within which certain portions of the control mechanism are enclosed, and an end standard 2! secured to said casing by an upper horizontal bar 22, an intermediate horizontal bar 23 and a lower horizontal bar 24.

The casing 23 preferably has a removable top cover a removable end plate portion 26 at the left hand end, a removable end plate portion 27 at the right hand end of the casing 20 which carries certain of the movable parts, and a front door member 28, so that access to the interior may be readily obtained. The casing is preferably provided with an interior partition 30 extending from front to rear, which serves as a support for certain portions of the mechanism, as will hereinafter be apparent.

A main drive shaft 32 for the machine is journaled in the partition and in the end wall 25, and may be driven by a pulley 33 from any suitable source of power, as for example an electric motor (not shown), connected through openings E l in the rear wall of the casing 29 to the pulley 33. The pulley is loosely mounted on the shaft 32 and a suitable clutch and brake mechanism 35 is provided so that the pulley 33 may rotate the shaft 32 or revolve freely thereon. A hand wheel 35 is removably mounted on the main drive shaft 32 outside the end wall 26 for manual operation of the main drive shaft 32.

A horizontally movable trip lever 31 is provided for controlling the clutch and brake mechanism 35. The trip lever 37 is pivotally mounted on the casing 25 and extends outwardly from the front of the casing 25 for manual actuation by the operator when it is desired to initiate the winding operations.

The trip lever 31 is adapted to engage a clutch actuating lever 38 when in the right hand position (Fig. l), to move the clutch mechanism 35 into engagement so that the main drive shaft 32 is rotated upon rotation of the pulley 33. A spring 39, in engagement with the clutch actuating lever 38, is provided for normally urging the clutch actuating lever 38 and the trip lever 3'! toward the left and to the clutch disengaging position, as hereinafter more fully referred to.

The clutch and brake mechanism 35, by reason of the braking characteristics which are effective in the disengaged clutch position, prevents undesired rotation of the main shaft 32.

The right hand end of the main shaft 32 is journaled in a plate 40 carried by the casing wall 21, and this portion of the main shaft 32 is hollow from the right hand end substantially to the partition Wall 38. The main shaft 32 is also provided with a slot 4 I.

An externally threaded cylindrical member 44 is mounted on the main shaft 32. The cylindrical member 44 has a collar 45 thereon, and for certain types of winding is keyed by a pin 45 (see Fig. 10) which extends through the collar 45, the cylindrical member 45 and slot GI, and through an aperture 48 in a spindle 50 so that the cylindrical member M is rotatable with the main shaft 32 and. movable longitudinally with respect thereto when the pin 45 is in position, as hereinafter more fully referred to.

The cylindrical member 44 is threaded on the hereinafter more fully referred to.

exterior thereof for the reception of spacing disks 52, 53, 54 and 55, increasing in diameter toward the central disk 55 on one side thereof and spacing disks 56, 5'! and 58, decreasing in diameter on the other side of the central disk 55. The spacing disks are arranged in a stepped relationship for successively spacing the respective coils, as Provision is made for varying the spacing between the disks by the use of spacers 66 of widths selected in accordance with the spacing desired between the coils. Shoulders or look nuts iii are provided at each end of the cylindrical member 44, for securing the spacing disks 52 to 58, inclusive, and the spacers in fixedly locked position on the cylindrical member 44.

A removable cross head 52 is provided within the casing 20, has a split bearing for mounting it on the shaft 32, and is mounted at one or the other end of the cylindrical member 44 in contact with one of the shoulders 45 or 5|. One end of the cross head 62 may be guided in the front wall of the casing 25 as indicated at 64. Tension springs 83 are provided which extend from the outer ends of the cross head 62. If the cross head 62 is secured to the left of the cylindrical member 54 (see Figs. 1 and 3), for utilization of the spacing disks 52, 53, 54 and 55, the tension springs 63 are secured to the end wall 21 for urging the cross head 52 and the parts carried thereby toward the right. If the cross head 62 and the parts carried thereby are to be urged toward the left, for utilization of the spacing disks 55, 56, 51 and 58, the cross head 62 is mounted at the right hand end of the cylindrical member 44 and the springs 63 are secured to the partition wall 35.

The spindle 55 is provided having an outer end portion for the reception of the core or tube upon which the coils are to be wound. The spindle 50 has the aperture 48 therethrough for engagement by the pin 55 under certain conditions hereinafter referred to. The spindle 50 also has a keyway 66 extending therealong for engagement by the key 61 provided in the main shaft 32.

In the form of spindle illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3, a plurality of longitudinally extending plates 58 are provided, one of the plates 63 being forced outwardly by springs (not shown) therealong for clamping the core or tube during the winding operation.

The spindle 55 is provided with a groove Ill so that the spindle 50, in one condition of operation may be positively actuated in either longitudinal axial direction, as hereinafter more fully.

The standard 2| preferably has secured thereto a horizontally disposed post 12 (see Fig. 2) at the outer end of which an arm 13 is pivotally mounted. The arm '13, movement being limited by the stop in 14, extends forwardly from the;-

post 12 and the outer end of the arm 13 has a socket l5 thereon within which a supporting pin 76 is mounted. The pin 16 has a conical end and is spring pressed by means of a spring 71 into engagement into the end of the spindle 50.1"

TheQpin 16 may be retracted manually for insertion of a core or tube upon the spindle 50 and a latch leverIB having a tooth I9 for engagement'with a tooth 80 on the post I2 is provided for locking the arm I3with the pin 16 .in engagement with the spindle 50.

The latch lever 10 may be operated to withdraw the tooth I9'to release the arm I3, so that the arm l3 may be swung downwardly upon retraction of thepm I6, for access to the end of thespindle 50. I

. It will be noted that the spindle 50, the spacing disks52 to 58, inclus'ive, and the cylindrical member. 44 on which they are carried, and the cross head 62,-*may. bemoved by the operator 'tothe left, as shown in the "drawings, against the force of the springs 63, or if the springs 63 are oppositely located may bemoved to the right by the operator, for purposes hereinafter referred to A vertically movable head 85 is provided, the

head 85 being slidably mounted on vertically disposed guides 38 and being normally urged downwardly by springsB'I.

The vertically movablehead 85 is provided with anarm 88 having'a slot 89 therein for mounting a roller 90. I The roller 90 is adapted to be positioned in, the slot 89 at the-right hand end thereof as illustrated in Fig. 3 forengage ment respectively withthedisks 52, 53, 54 and 55, in accordance with the vertical positioning of the arm 88. The roller 90 is also adapted to be positioned at the left hand end of the slot 89 for engagement, respectively, with the disks 58, 51,

53 and 55, in accordancewith the vertical positioning of the arm 88 when these disks are utilized and is also preferably positioned at the left hand end of the slot 89 if none of the spacing disks are utilized. 2 i

The head also has securedthereto a downwardlyextending follower finger 9| and it will be seen that the roller 90 is controlledin its engagement with one of the disks in accordance with the vertical positioning of the follower finger 9|. I I

The structure for controlling the vertical po-.-

sitioning of the follower finger'9l is*controlled in accordance with the number of turns of the spindle 59. As shown in Figst3, 7 and 8,.the control structure includes a counting plate carriage 92- mounted for horizontal movement on guide rods 93. Along the upper face of the carriage 92' channeled sections 94 are provided, pairs of horizontally alined channels being respectively provided for the reception of plates 95, 96, 9'!

and. 98; which are slidable along the-channels .in the. sections 94 for adjustment, and may be secured in place in the channel sections 94 by tightening set screws 99 disposed therealong.

As indicated in Fig. 3, the plates 95, 96, 91 and 98 are disposed in staggered relationship, and by the-arrangement of these plates with the, proper spacing between the ends thereof, the

number of turns of wire wound on the core on.

the spindle 50 and also spacing of the respective coils along the spindle 50, will be controlled.

A pair of springs I00 is provided, for urging the counting plate carriage 92 toward the left (Fig. 3) to set the carriage 92 automatically for the initiation of each set of winding operations.

These springs H39 are secured to the carriage 92 at their ends, passing around guide wheels IOI carried by the casing 20 and the other ends of. the springs I00 ,are'secured to standards I02 extending upwardly from the bottom of. the casing 20. i

A lead screw I03 is provided preferably in the form'of a removable externally threaded sleeve and is slidably mounted on a lead screw shaft I04. The lead screw shaft I04 is preferably removably journaled at one endin asuitable bearing carried by the partition wall 30 and at the other end in a plate I05 removably mounted in the'wall I 06, in the end of the counting'plate carriage housing I01, the housing I01 being supported by the guide rods 93. The lead screw shaft I04 is provided with a keyway and a key'I08 is mounted in the keyway for effecting rotation of the. lead screw I03 upon movement of the lead screw shaft I04. I 3

The lead screw I03 maybe, removed and replaced, if desired, by another lead screw having a different number ofthreads per inch. As an illustration of thecharacter of lead screws employed, it may be pointed out that these may have 20, 24, 30 or 36 threads per inch, respectively,

on for looking a device mounted thereon, is also provided on the carriage 92 adjacent the latches IIO for purposeshereinafter pointed out.

An adjustable stop device II3 for-1imiting the movement of the carriage 92 to the right or left ggay be provided and clamped on the guide bars The lead screw shaft I04 is connected by a.

train of gears to the main shaft 32. The train may include a gear II4 keyed to the lead screw shaft I04, gears H5 and H6 carried by a shift able stud shaft I II, a gear I I8 carried by another shiftable stud shaft I I 9 and a gear I20 carried by the main shaft 32. I

The gears are removable for replacement with adifferent train of gears to effect a different speed of rotation ofthe lead screw shaft I04.-

The rotation of the lead screw shaft I04, with re- 'spect to the main shaft 32 may be of the order of 1 to 5, 1 to 10, 1 to 20, 1 to 40, these being standard shifts, although, if desired, other ratios may be employed. It will be seen that the variation of l the lead screws I 03 and the variation of the gear train will permit of a wide range of adjustment in the characteristics of the coils.

, An adjusting mechanism is provided for adjusting the position of the gear II4 along the shaft I04 when required for, certain selections of gears utilized in the gear trains. This mechanism includes an adjusting arm I2I for manual actuation, the lower portion of the arm I2I being pivotallymounted on the bottom wall of the casing The lower portion of the arm I2I has an actuating rod I22 connected thereto, the rod I22 extending to a pair of upwardly disposed shifting members I23 for engagement with the faces of the gear II4 for shifting the gear I I4 out of engagement with the gear H5 as required. Upon actuation of the actuating arm I2I in -the opposite direction, the gear II4 may be restored to its .engagement with the gear I I Sior rotation of the lead screw shaft I04 as before.

A nut body ISO is removably mounted in the end Wall 21 of the casing 28 and has a threaded portion at the top thereof for engagement with the lead screw I03, the threaded portion corresponding to the lead screw employed. Thedetails of the nut body I30 and its associated structure are shown in Figs. 12 and 13. The nut body I 30 has a downwardly extending shank E3I and. the shank I3I has a groove and tongue 32 for engagement, respectively, with a tongue and groove plate I33. The plate 33 is mounted in guideways I34.

A clamping plate I35 and clamping cam lever I36 are provided for clamping the nut I35 with respect to the plate I33, and springs l3? are provided for normally urging the nut assembly upvwardly and into engagement with the lead screw A linkage is provided for setting the machine at the initiation of the winding, which linkage provides for retraction of the finger 9! carried on the cross head 85 from contact with the plates 95, 95, 97 or 98 carried by the counting plate carriage Q2 by moving the cross head 85 upwardly, and also provides for retracting the nut I30 from engagement with the lead screw l3 by moving the nut I36 downwardly.

The linkage includes a vertically movable lever 235 mounted on the casing 2E2, the lever 235 having a curved inner end portion provided with teeth for engagement in a rack 236. The rack 235 is pivotally connected at its upper end by a link 235 to a rack lever 231 pivoted on the casing wall 2? by means of a suitable pivot pin, one end of the rack lever 23'! having a tension spring 233 connected thereto and the other end being notched for sliding engagement with a pin L39 carried by the cross head S5.

The lower end of the rack 236 is secured to a lever I lEl. The lever IMI is carried by a fulcrum pin and the opposite end of the lever l lfi is in engagement with a pin I lI carried by the plate I35 for urging the nut 39 downwardly.

A trip lever control mechanism is also provided for automatically releasing the trip lever 3i and thus disconnecting the clutch mechanism 35 upon the completion of the Winding. The trip lever control mechanism includes a horizontally extending latch lever M5, the latch lever 45 being pivotally mounted by means of a stud M5 on a boss carried by the partition 3:3. The latch lever I has a cutaway portion i l? on the underside thereof adjacent the left hand end for engaging the trip lever 31 when the trip lever 37 is moved to the right hand position thereof. The other end of the latch lever I 35 is horizontally disposed and extends to a location below the head A latch lever rod I48 extending downwardly from the head 85 is adapted to contact the right end portion of the latch lever I45 and move the same downwardly against the force of the spring M5 upon downward movement of the head for releasing the trip lever 31'. The latch lever rod M33 is adjustable vertically to the desired position and preferably so that a release of the trip lever 33 is effected when the follower finger iii passesoil the lowermost plate 93 or other selected plate, upon completion of a predetermined winding operation.

It will be seen from Fig. '7, that upon movement of the lever 235 in a clockwise direction, or downwardly, the cross head 35 and the follower finger 9! carried thereby will be moved upterference of the roller 93 with the spacing disks.

The machine may thus be placed in one of its set positions for commencing operations, as hereinafter more fully referred to.

An oscillatable wire feed carriage is provided and preferably includes forwardly extending hollow cylindrical portions 59 secured at their rear ends to an actuating bar I5i, the actuating bar it! being operated as hereinafter more fully referred to. The cylindrical portions 559 are preferably supported by blocks I52 resting on and slidable along the intermediate rod 23. The cylindrical. portions I53 have reds 53 slidably mounted therein and a cross rod I5 3 is connected between the rods I53 below and at the front ends thereof, A slotted bar 15a is clamped on the cross rod 54 by suitable clamps I56 ana "ras a plurality of wire guide members I51 mounted thereon for horizontal adjustment along the bar 555.

Each clamp I56, as shown in Fig. 19, is split at the rear thereof and a screw I56 holds the clamp in engagement with the cross rod I54 and at the desired adjusted position. The bar E55 has a plurality of lugs I55 extending downwardly therefrom and screws 158" vhich extend thrugh the forward ends of each clamp I53 and are in engagement with the lugs 155 permit of the swinging of the bar S55 to the desired position of adjustment.

It will be seen that by adjustment of the clamp I56 the vertical, as well as the angular, position of the slotted bar !55 and the wire guides l5: hereon may be adjusted as desired. The wire guides l5? have grooves I 58 therein, the lower ends of which preferably are disposed so as to lie in a horizontal plane passing through the longitudinal axis of the spindle so that a proper tangential feed of the wire to the core on the spindle 56 will be effected.

The wire tensioning structure for the wire feed carriage is preferably associated with the rear ends of the rods 53 for the actuation thereof in a forward direction and includes small drums mounted on pins 26! extending through bearing blocks I62 at the rear end of each rod I53, the other ends of the pins I6I having handles 84 thereon and ratchet wheels for engagement with ratchets 66 carried on the pins Kit. A fine adjusting screw Iii'l' is also provided for adjusting the position of each pin it! for selected adjustments between the teeth of the ratchet wheel I35.

Cords H58 extend forwardly from the small drums I68 to drums 5T0 mounted on opposite of an enclosed shaft I'll which has a t: -que imparted thereto by a spring H2 for impolling the wire feed carriage forwardly. The casing M3 for enclosing the shaft Ill and the spring I'iE is secured to the actuating bar I5I by brackets PM.

A latch H5 mounted on the guide bar 23 is provided for engagement with the rod I5 for holding the carriage in the rearward position when desired.

The wire feed carriage also has, on the upper portion thereof, a longitudinally extending frame I16 upon which a plurality of wire tensioning pads I" are provided, and through, which the i the bar I5I.

wire is passed tothe wire guides I51.

The frame I16 has rearwardly extending slotted portions I18 and may be adjusted from front through the tension pads I11 and tothe guides I51 on the wire feed carriage, i

It will be noted that four strands of wire: are adapted to be employed with the wire feed carriage illustrated, although if desired a greater or a lesser number of-strands might be employed by suitable modification of the structure shown, or a lesser numberby not utilizing all the wire guides I5I. The adaptability. of themachine' for producing a plurality of identical coilsor identical groups of coils will bereferred to hereinafter in the description of the operation thereof.

. Structure "is provided for oscillating the wire feed carriage and includes theactuating bar I5I which is slidably journaled in suitable guides I85 on the rearwall of the casing, 20 and on the standard 2I. The actuating bar I5I.is operated by a lever member 185 which has portions upwardly disposed bearing on a roller;I8'I carried by able fulcrum which may be adjusted from the rear of the machine. I

The structure for adjusting the position of the fulcrum preferably includes a fulcrum pin I88 mounted in fulcrum block members I93, the pin I88 having a gear I89 thereon for engagement with a rack I90 set in the rear wall of-the casing 20, a knob I9I for turning the pin I88 and the gear I89 carried thereby along the rack I90,

and a lock nut I92 for locking the fulcrum pin I 88 at the desired position of adjustment. A

pointer I83 may be mounted on the pin for reading from a graduated scale I84 on the back wall ofthe casing 20, the width of coil-forany predetermined setting of the fulcrum pin I 88. i

, The lower end of the lever member I86 is connected by a shortlink I94, to a lever I95, the upper end of 'thelever vI95mbeing pivotally secured t the rear wall of the casing 20 by a bolt I96. At the lower end of the lever I95 a spring support I 91 is provided and the lever I95 con-7 sists of a portion extendingaroundbut out of contact with the end of thelink I94 connected to the lever I86, and has a'terminal portion supporting the link I94 and the lever I86. The lever I95 has a link I98 connected thereto, the other end of the link I98 being connected to a slide plate I99 mounted in guideways 200 on the rear wall of the casing 20. The slide plate I99 has a cam follower roller,20l thereon,

A spring 202' is preferably secured to the slide plate I99, the other end of the spring 202 being carriedby a post extending outwardly from the rear wall of the casing 20 9 A pair of flat springs 203 are also provided and are mounted at their lower ends in a supporting clamp 204 secured to the rear Wall of the casing 20. The'upper ends of the springs 203 'I'he'lever member. I86has a movpass between pins 205 secured to the actuating rod I 5|. Thesprings203 and the pins 205 are preferably so located as to'tend to return the carriage to a predetermined neutral position and substantially eliminate lost motion.

A removable cam 208 is provided andis keyed or otherwise secured to a cam shaft 209. The cam shaft 209 is preferably journalecl at one end in the end wall' 2'! of the casing20 and extends through thepartition 30 within; which it is journaled. The cam shaft 209 is connected to the main drive shaft 32 by a train of gears. The train of gears preferably includes a gear 2 I0 keyed to the cam shaft 209,'a gear 2I I carried by a shiftable' stub shaft 2I2 and a gear 2I3 keyed to the main shaft 32, the gears being replaceable for varying the speed of rotation of the camshaft 209. The adjustability of the speed of the cam shaft 209 and the adjustability of the movement of the actuator rod I5I by means of its movable fulcrum pin I88 permits of a wide range of adjustment of the frequency and amplitude of the oscillatory movement of the wire feed carriage for anypredetermined cam displacement and it will, of course, be understood that, if desired, the cam 208 may also be replaced by a cam having a different displacement.

In Figs. 14 and 15, a U-shaped yoke member is cumulative winding. The arms 2I4 of the yoke are adapted to be placed in engagement with the groove I0 of the spindle 50. The yoke member includes a clamp 2I5 so that with the horizonrtally disposed locking fingers 2I6 of the clamping post 2" for engagement with the pin II2 of the carriage 92, the upwardly extending arms 2I4 of the yoke may be placed in position in contact with the groove 10, and the yoke member locked in place.

.In Figs. 16 and 17 there is illustrated a form of Wire guide which is utilized in flat winding for winding 9. single strand of wire. The wire guide includes a body portion 220 adapted to be secured at the desired horizontal position ofadjustment to a clamping post 2I'I of the character shown in Figs. 14 and 15.

' The clamping post 2 IT as thus employed is engaged with the pin II2 on the carriage 92. The body portion 220 has a pin 22I extending outwardly therefrom on which a clamp 222 is adjustably secured. The clamp 222 has, a frame 223 horizontally adjustably mounted thereon. The frame 223 has a front wire guide rollerat 224, and a pivotally mounted grooved wire guide 225 which may be swingably adjusted to'a position to permit of tangential feeding of the wire therefrom. An adjustable spring pressed tensioning guide 226 withtensioning pads 221 is also provided andmay be adjusted to impart the desired tension to the wire being guided by the attachment.

The manner in which the machine of the present invention is utilized. for different types of windings will now be pointed out, and, at the same time, reference will be had to the control of the number of turns and the disposition thereof in the coils, the spacing-between the coils and .other features. I I

The production of coils with cross or universal windings and spaced in a plurality of groups on a core or tube will be considered first.

The machine is set up as indicated in Figs. 1, 2, and 3. The desired selection of gears is provided for operating the cam shaft 209 from the main shaft 32 and the desired selection of gears is also provided for actuating the lead screw shaft 58 3 from the main shaft 32 so that the cam shaft 289, the lead screw shaft lild and the spindle 50 will operate in a predetermined relationship to each other.

A lead screw we having the desired number of threads per inch to accord with winding characteristics desired is mounted on the lead screw shaft #33 for movement therewith. The'plates 55, 93 98 are adjusted with their ends selectively spaced-in accordance with the lead screw pitch and speed of rota on so that the number of turns of wire desired will be provided on each or" the successive coils which are to be produced, and, at the same time, duplicated in the other groups of coils. The spacing disks are adjusted to the proper spacing by means of the spacers 6%, in accordance with the spacing desired between the successive coils to be wound, and the follower roller til; is adjusted to position in the slot 89 in accordance with the spacing disks which are utilized, in this instance, the disks 53, 54 and 55.

The bolt 46 is placed in position. in the collar 45 and so that it extends tl'irough the aperture t'll in the spindle 553 to key the spindle 58 for rotation with the main shaft 32 and to the cylindrical member M for movement therewith.

The latch i3 is actuated to free the latch lever 73, and the latch lever and the spindle supporting pin 56 carrie thereby are moved downwardly. A core or tube upon which the coil windings are to be provided is placed upon the spindle 5E? and the latch lever "i2 swung downwardly, the spindle supporting pin '56 being placed with its end in engagement in the end of the spindle 58. The spindle 5% is moved to the left so that the spacing disks 5d and 55 If four coils are to be initially wound, four: wires are secured to the core or tube on the spindle 58, passed in the grooves i553 on the guides l5! carried by the wire feed carriage, through the tension pads l'i'l' also on v ..-e carriage. and over the rollers 82 on. the rod H30.

With the machine set up as thus indicated, when operations are to be initiated, the operator moves he trip lever 3! to the right and into engagement with the notch l il, and by actuation of the clutch mechanism 35 the pulley 33 will be caused to actuate the main shaft 32. The machine will now commence its winding operations. .he spindle 56 will be rotated at the desired predetermined speed, being driven from the main shaft 32 through its train of gears. The wire feed carriage will be oscillated as the spindle 5i! rotates, the train of gearing connecting the main shaft 32 to the cam shaft 259 and the characteristics of the cam 208 determining the frequency of oscillation of the wire feed carriage and the amplitude of movement of the wire feed carriage being determined by the cam 2G8 and the setting of the fulcrum pin i238. The pitch of the wire with respect to the core or tube on the spindle 50 upon which the wire is wound the spindle 5G in its relsv will be determined by the speed of rotation of t onship to the linear The thickness thereof for speed of'the wire feed ca of the coil between the sides or cr es any selected gauge of wire will be determined by the amplitude of movement of the wire feed carriage.

By supplying four wires to the core or tube under the control of the wire feed carriage, four coils may be simultaneously wound with a universal winding, and each. coil thus wound will be id ntical with the other coils which are being simultaneously wound.

As the winding of these coils proceeds the lead screw Hi3, which is in engagement with the nut E39, is moving to the right and carrying with it the counting plate carriage 92. The movement of the counting plate carriage 92 is thus determined by the speed of rotation of the lead screw shaft HM and the pitch of the lead screw $03 and the positioning of the plates S5, 93, 51 and 98 fixes and closely and accurately gauges the number of turns of wire supplied to each coil. As the counting plate carriage 92 moves to the right, the finger 95 which is in engagement initially with the uppermost plate 95 will. when the predetermined number of turns of wire have been wound on the coil in accordance with the setting of the plate 95, pass off the end of the plate and drop to the next succeeding plate 96. As this occurs, the roller which, up to this time, has been in contact with the spacing disk 52,.will move downwardly. The spindle 50 will be moved to the debt by the spring 63 acting on the crosshead E2 and the next spacing disk 53 will be drawn against the roller 9 The wire supplied to the core or tube on the spindle 59 will be stepped to the left a predetermined distance in accordance with the spaces between the leading edges of the respective spacing disks 52 and 53-. The winding of a second group of four groups of coils will then proceed.

The winding of these coils will be effected in the same manner as before, the spindle 50 rotating at its new location and the wire feed carriage oscillating. While this is occurring, the lead screw )3 continues to advance the counting plate carriage 92 toward the right until the follower finger 95 passes off the plate 96 to the next lower plate ill and the winding of a third group of the four groups of coils will be initiated.

This character of operation is successively repeated in accordance with the spacing of the plates on the spacing plate carriage 92 and the spacing of spacing disks on the cylindrical mem ber 44.

It will, of course, be clear that if the spacing plates 95, 96, 97, and 9.7 have their ends uniformly spaced and if the spacing disks 52, 53, 5'5 and 55 are likewise uniformly spaced, that sixteen identical coils rnay be wound in groups of fours, and that by a suitable selection of the spacing of the spacing plates 95. 96, 2? and 98 and the spacing disks 52. and 55. the characteristics of the spacing between the coils, the pitch of the wire on the coils, and the number of turns of wire supplied to the respective groups of coils may be vari over a wide range. It will also be clear that c Us in groups of loss than four can also wound with univer al windings by providing lesser number of Wires and by suitable adjustments the machine.

As the finger 9! passes off the last plate 98. or other selected plate, the downward movement of the cross head 85 will operate through wall 30.

the rod I48 and the lever I45 to release the lever 31 from engagement with the trip lever I45 and the lever 31 will then move to the left and disconnect the pulley 33 from the main shaft 32. All that remains for the operator is to remove the core or tube with'the windings thereon from the spindle 5!), insert a new core or tube on the spindle 50, moving the spindle to the left as before to its set position, and by pressing the lever 235 downwardly. permit the spacingplate carriage 92 to be drawn to the left by the springs I00. The wires are then secured to the core or tube and winding, as heretofore referred to, will be initiated upon movement of the trip lever 31 to the right, and the operations heretofore referred to will be repeated.-

It will, of course, be clear that the spacing disks 58, 51-, 56 and 55 may be utilized by shift- 2 ing the follower roller to the left hand end of the slot 89, mounting the cross head 62 at the right hand end of the cylindrical member 44, and connecting the springs 63 to the partition The operator then, at the beginning of operations, draws the spindle 50 on which the core or tube has been mounted outwardly initially to the right so that the follower roller 9I3'will engage the spacing disk 58. g

The machine of the present invention may also be utilized for layer winding in substantially the same manner asheretofore pointed out for universal winding except that the gear train connecting the main shaft 32 to the cam shaft 209 is changed to provide for a very slow movement of oscillation of the wire feed carriage. The machine of the present invention may also be used for accumulative or progressive universal winding. In winding coils with a conventional universal winding the core is usually rotated at a fixed location with respect tothe oscillatory wire feeding mechanism. In winding accumulative or progressive universal winding and particularly in accordance with the machine of the present invention the core is advanced in a direction along its longitudinal axis while being rotated and while the wire feeding mechanism oscillates over its predetermined path. For accumulative or progressive universal winding, the machine is set up as previously indicated, with the exception that the pin 46is removed, since control by the spacing disks is not required. The yoke shown in Figs. 14 and 15 is mounted in engagement with the pin II2 on the spacing plate carriage 92 and with the arms 2M of the yoke in engagement with the groove 10 on the spindle 5D. The desired number of wires are provided in the grooves I58 on the wire feed carriage as before, and secured to the core or tube on the spindle 50.

With the machine set up as thus indicated, the spindle 50 will be rotated at the desired speed, being driven from the main shaft 32 through its train of gears. The wire feedcarriage will be oscillated as the spindle 50. rotates and the spindle 50 will be moved by the spacing, plate carriage 92 in accordance with the lead screw I93 which is provided on the lead screw shaft IIM.

The termination ofthe winding will be effected as before by the actuation of the trip mechanism. by contact of the latch lever rod I IB with the latch lever I 45 under the'control of the finger- 9I and a selected spacing plate adjustment.

It will thus be seen that an accumulative in may be wound on the machine.

The machine of the present invention may also be used for flat winding. The machine is set up with the appropriate selection of gears for operating the cam shaft 299 at the desired speed and for actuating the lead screw shaft IM at the desired speed. The lead screw I 63 having the desired number of threads per inch is mounted on the lead screw'shaft IM for movement therewith and the proper nut I 3!) is inserted in its mounting. The wire feeding attachment, shown in Figs. 16 and 1'7 is placed in. position on the pin 2' and clamped by rotation of the pin II2 by the pin lever H211. and a strand of wire supplied to the feeding attachment.

The strand of wire passes in the front guide roller Z24, upwardly between the tensioning pads 2210f the tensioning guide 226, and is guided by the grooved wire guide 225 which is preferably adjusted to'provide a tangential feeding of the wire therefrom and to the core carried by the spindle 5d. v I

Two characteristic modes of flat winding are possible in accordance with whether or not the spacing disks are utilized.

If the spacing disks are utilized, with the pin 46 inserted through the collar @5 and into the threaded member 44 and the aperture 48 in the.

spindle 56, a succession'of flat windings may be wound upon the tube or core on the spindle 5B. The movement of the spindle 5t, and of wire feeding attachment under the control of the lead screw I03, will determine the characteristics of the coils thus wound. A plurality of coils may be successively wound, the coils being spaced in accordance with the setting of the spacing plates $5, 95, Ill and 98.

If desired, the spacing disks may be taken out of operation by removingthe pin Mi and a single fiat winding may be provided on the core or tube on the spindle 50 extending the desired length thereon. The termination of the winding will be effected as before by the actuation of the tripmechanism by contact of the latch lever rod I48 with the lever I45.

It will vbe seen from the foregoing that the I machine of the present invention has a very wide range of use where rapidity of winding is required and where accuracy of winding to predetermined specifications is essential. Among the types of coils for which the machine is. particularly adapted are coils for meters and other electrical instruments, coils for use in radio and television transmitting and receiving apparatus, solenoids, resistors, filament windings and many others with universal, accumulative. flat or layer windings not herein enumerated. In the winding of such coils the operation of the machine is automatic, reliable and accurate and a minimum of supervision is required.

I claim:

1. In coil winding apparatus, the combination of a rotatable member for supporting a core to be wound, said member being movable along its longitudinal axis, means for rotating said movable member at apredetermined speed, a rotatable lead screw, a slidable member operated by said lead screw, and meansincluding. members carried by said slidable member for controlling the longitudinal axial movement of said rotatable member. 2; In coil winding apparatus, the combination of a movable member for supporting'a core to be wound, said member being supported for rotation and for longitudinal axial movement, means for rotating said movable member at a predetertil mined speed, a lead screw, a slidable member operated by said lead screw, control members on said slidable member, and means actuated by said control members for regulating the movement of said movable member along its longitudinal axis.

3. In coil winding apparatus, the combination of a movable member for supporting a core to be wound, said member being supported for rotation and for longitudinal axial movement, means for rotating said movable member at a predetermined speed, a shaft, a lead screw operated by said shaft, a slidable member operated by said lead screw, means for actuating said movable member along its longitudinal axis, and means on said slidable member for controlling the operation of said actuating means.

4. In coil winding apparatus, the combination of a spindle for supporting a core to be wound, and means for controlling the movement of said spindle, said means including mechanism for rotating said spindle and spaced members mounted on said spindle for controlling the movement of said spindle along its longitudinal axis to a plurality of longitudinally spaced coil winding positions corresponding respectively to the positionsof said spaced members.

5. In coil winding apparatus, the combination of a. spindle for supporting a core to be wound, a lead screw, and means for controlling the movement of said spindle, said means including mechanism for rotating said spindle and said lead screw and members operated by said lead screw for controlling the movement of said spindle along its longitudinal axis to a plurality of longitudinally spaced coil winding positions.

6. In coil winding apparatus, the combination of a movable member for supporting a core to be wound. said member being mounted for rotation and for longitudinal axial movement, a shaft, a carriage operable from said shaft, and means for controlling the sliding longitudinal axial movement of said movable member, said means including control members mounted on said carriage and additional control members movable with said movable member, and a device controlled by the control members on said carriage for engagement with said additional control member '7 In coil winding apparatus, the combination of a rotatable and slidable member for supporting a core to be wound. a shaft, a carriage, means for operating said carriage from said shaft, said carriage having members mounted thereon for determining the number of turns to be wound. and means for controlling the sliding movement of said rotatable and slidable memher, said means including stepped members movable with said rotatable and slidable member, and a device controlled by the control members on said carriage for engagement with said stepped members.

8. In coil winding apparatus, the combination of a rotatable and slidable member for supporting a core to be wound, a carriage, means for operating said carriage, control members mounted on said carriage in accordance with the number of turns to be wound, spaced members for controlling the spacing of coils to be wound, and a device controlled by the control members on said carriage for engagement with said spaced members.

9. In coil winding apparatus, the combination of a rotatable and slidable member for supporting a core to be wound, a shaft, a carriage,

means for operating said carriage from said shaft, control members adjustably mounted on said carriage spaced in accordance with the number of turns to be wound, spaced members movable with said rotatable and slidable member for controlling the spacing of coils to be wound, and a member controlled by the control members on said carriage for successive engagement with said spaced members.

10. In coil winding apparatus, the combination of a rotatable member for supporting a core to be wound, a wire feed device, means for actuating said device in a path parallel to the longitudinal axis of the rotatable member, and means for positioning said rotatable member at a plurality of successive predetermined coil winding locations along its longitudinal axis, said means including spaced stop members mounted on said spindle for determining said respective locations.

11. In coil winding apparatus, the combination of a rotatable member for supporting a core to be wound, a wire feed carriage, mechanism for oscillatably operating said carriage in a path parallel to the longitudinal axis of the rotatable member, and means for positioning said rotatable member with respect to s-ai carriage at successive predetermined coil winding locations with respect to said carriage.

12. In coil winding apparatus, the combination of a movable member for supporting a core to be wound, means for rotating said movable member, a wire feed device, mechanism for oscillating said device in a path parallel to the longitudinal axis of the movable member, and means for positioning said movable member along its longitudinal axis at a plurality of successive predetermined coil winding locations.

13. In coil winding apparatus, the combination of a movable member for supporting a core to be wound, means for rotating said movable member, a wire feed device, mechanism for oscillating said wire feed device in a path parallel to the longitudinal axis of the movable member, and means for positioning said movable member along its longitudinal axis at a plurality of successive predetermined coil winding locations.

14. In coil winding apparatus, the combination of a movable member for supporting a core to be wound, a wire feed device and mechanism for oscillating said wire feed device in a path parallel to the longitudinal axis of the movable member, a shaft, a carriage, means for operating said carriage from said shaft, control members mounted on said carriage and spaced in accordance with the number of turns to be wound, spaced members movable with said movable member for positioning said movable member to control the spacing of the coils to be wound, and a follower member controlled by the control memberson said carriage for successive engagement with said spaced members.

15. In coil Winding apparatus, the combination of a movable member for supporting a core to be wound, means for rotating said movable member, means for simultaneously feeding a plurality of strands of wire to the core to wound for simultaneously winding thereon a plurality of coils, means for determining the number of turns supplied to the core at a particular location and means operable when a predetermined number of turns of wire have been supplied to the core for controlling the movement of said movable member along its longitudinal axis to a different location for winding another plurality of coils.

16. In coil winding apparatus, the combination of a movable member for supporting a core to of said movable memben,

eases is be wound, means for rotating saidmcvablc member, means for simultaneously iee ding a plurality of strands of wire to the core to wound for simultaneously winding thereon a plurality of spaced coils, means operablewhena predetermined number of turns of wire have-been supplied to -the core for controlling the movement of, said movable member along its longitudinal axis to a different; location for winding another plurality of spaced coils, andmeans' operable by said controlling means for discontinuing rotation 17. In coil winding apparatus, 7 of a movable memberior supporting a core to be wound, meansfor rotating said movable mem- 'ber', means for feeding a strand of'wire to the core to be wound for Winding a coil. thereon,

adjustable means lfor determining the number of turns supplied to the core and means operable when a predetermined number of turns of wire have been supplied to the core for controlling the movement of said movable member along its longitudinal-axis to a different predetermined location for winding another coil.

l8. In coil winding apparatus, the comb nation.

of a movable member for suppcrtinga core to be wound, means for rotating said movable memher at a predetermined speeda shaft, a lead, screw keyed .to saidsha'ft for rotationtherewith,

said lead screw being movable. along said shaft, a carriage, members ,for connecting said C3173," riage for movement with said leadscrew, a plurality of plates mounted in said carriage, means keyed to said shaft for rotationptherewith, said lead screw being movable along said shaft, a

carriage, members for connecting said carriage for movement with said lead screw, a plurality of plates mounted in said carriage, means for locking the plates in predetermined adjusted position," and members connected to said movable member and controlled by; said plateswfor controlling the movement. of said-movable member along its longitudinal axis.

20. In coil winding apparatus, the combination 1 of a movable member for supporting a core to be wound, means for rotating said movable memher at a predetermined speed, and a wire feed device, sai d'wire feed device including a carriage v movable in a path parallel to the longitudinal axis of the movable member, and wire strand tensioning mechanism on said'carriage including fixedly mounted members and members movable laterally with respect to the aforesaid path."

21. In coil winding apparatus a combination of a movable member for supporting a core to be wound, a wire feed device, said wire feed device comprising a carriage, mechanism for oscillating said carriage in a path parallel to the longitudinal axis of the movable member, and wire ten sionin'g' mechanism including fixedly mounted members and members for moving said carriage in a lateral direction with respect to the aforesaid path. 7

22. In coil winding apparatus, the combination of; a movable member for supporting a core to be wound, a wire feed device'for controlling the feedingof a plurality of-individual strands the em lation said movable member,

of-wireto the core on mechanism for oscillating said wire feed device in a path parallel to the longitudinal axis of l the movable member, and tensioning mechanism carried by said wire feed device for imparting a predetermined tension to the plurality of strands of wire.

23, 111 coil winding apparatus, the combination of a movable memberfor holding a core to be wound, said member being supported for rotation and for longitudinal axial movement, means for rotating said movable member at a predetermined speed, a rotatable lead screw, a slidable member operated by said lead screw,

means for urging the movable member in a Iongitudinal axial direction, means for normally holding said movable member against longitudinal axial movement, and control means on said slidable member for releasing said holdingmeans,

24. In coil' winding apparatus, the combinetionof a movable member for supporting a core to be wound, said member being supportedfo'r rotation and for longitudinal axial movement,

means for rotating said movable member at a predetermined speed, a rotatable lead screw, a slidable member operated by said lead screw,

, means for urging the movable member in a longitudinal axial direction, means for normally holding said movable member against longitudinal axial'movement, and spaced members on said.

slidable member 'for successively releasingisaid holding means? v 25. In coil winding apparatus, the combinationof a movable memberfor supporting acore tubetobe' wound, said member being supported for rotationand for longitudinal axial movement,

' means for rotating said movable member at a predetermined. speed, a rotatable leadscrew, a slidable member operated by said lead screw, means for normally urging themovablemember in a longitudinal axial direction, spaced means for normally successively holding said movable member againstnlongitudinal' axial movement,

and'means including spaced memberson said slidablemember for successively releasing said holding means. r

, 26; In coil winding apparatus, the combination of amovable member for holding a core to be Wound, said member being supported for rotation and for longitudinal axial movement, means for rotating said movablemember at apredetermined speed, arotatable lead .screw,.a slidable memberrfor movement with said lead screw,

means for normally urging the movable member in a-longitudinal axial direction, spacedmeans for normally successively holdingsaid movable,

member against longitudinal axial movement, and means operated by said slidablemember for I releasing said holding means.

27. In coil winding apparatus, the combination of a movable member for holding a core to be wound, said member being supported for rotation and for,;l0ngitudinal axial movement, means for rotating saidmovable member at a predetermined speed,,a shaft, a lead screw operated by said shaft and movable therealong, a I slidable, member for movement with said lead screw, ,means for'urging the movable member in a longitudinal axial direction, means for normally holding said movable member against longitudinal. axial movement, and means operated by said slidable memberfor releasing said holding means. I a 7 WILLIAM F. SAUL. 

